Standard system troubleshooting would be a good place to start. What is your IO and CPU like? Are you swapping to disk a lot? Do you have any obvious errors in /var/log/messages? Do some of your processes consume an inordinate amount of memory? etc etc On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 3:34 PM, wrote: > > After installing the latest version of kubuntu on my thinkpad, > it started out working fairly well, but performance gradually > deteriorated horribly. I've tried every "fix" I could find on > the net, but every time I get something fixed, something else > goes haywire. Many things to like about kubuntu (i.e. suspend > actually works) ... but, every time I logout/in or reboot, it > something goes wrong. > > Firefox was working fine, but after closing the lid (to suspend) > and later opening the lid again, Firefox will not start at all. > Both Konqueror and rekonq also are flaky and they also will > hardly work at all. Very, very slow, jerky, and locking up. > > What can I do to get this fixed and stablized? > > PS: Like lots of other people whose notes I have seen, I "HATE" > the cashew and all that stupid "activities" business, but as far > as I know, KDE is the only desktop interface that allows multiple > virtual desktops with different backgrounds on each one. > > Or is there some other option? > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- James McPhee jmcphe@gmail.com